Physical Education
Appendix A: Learning Outcomes

Movement (Dance)

It is expected that students will:

Grades K to 1

• demonstrate body awareness when performing dance activities
• move safely through space when creating movement sequences with or without music
• perform locomotor and non-locomotor skills individually, with a partner, and with objects
• demonstrate basic dance steps, alone and with others
• use movement to respond to a variety of stimuli

• respond to a variety of stimuli to create movement sequences, alone and with others
• demonstrate basic dance steps and patterns using locomotor and non-locomotor skills, alone and with others
• perform simple movement sequences using elements of body and space awareness
• perform simple movement sequences using elements of body and space awareness, qualities, and relationships, alone and with others, with and without objects

• use the creative process to develop dance patterns, alone and with others
• demonstrate basic dance steps and patterns, alone and with others, with and without objects
• select and perform simple movement sequences using elements of body awareness, space awareness, qualities, and relationships

• use the creative process to develop dance sequences, alone and with others
• demonstrate dance patterns from a variety of dance forms, alone and with others
• perform more complex movement sequences using elements of body awareness, space awareness, qualities, and relationships

• use the creative process to develop dances, alone and with others
• refine dance patterns from a variety of dance forms, alone and with others
• select and perform complex movement sequences using elements of body awareness, space awareness, qualities, and relationships, alone and with others, with and without objects

• use the creative process to develop dances, alone and with others
• refine and present dance sequences from a variety of dance forms, alone and with others
• select, refine, and present movement sequences using elements of body awareness, space awareness, qualities, and relationships in dance activities

• select, combine, and perform locomotor and non-locomotor skills used in a variety of dance activities
• choreograph movement sequences, using the elements of movement and basic dance steps and patterns

• apply movement skills and concepts to create movement sequences with or without music
• create, choreograph, and perform dances for self and others in a variety of dance forms
• apply the principles of mechanics to improve performance in dance activities

• apply movement skills and concepts to a variety of dance activities to create movement sequences
• create, choreograph, and perform dances for self and others in a variety of dance forms

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